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Apr. 24, 1923., y

F. S. 'RIGGS SIGN Filed July l, 19242.

Compliments of MofsnnLLTexas.

Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

FLETCHER S. BIGGS, OF MARSHALL, TEXAS.

SIGN.

Application led July 1,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FLETCHER S. RIGGS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marshall, in the county of Harrison and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Signs, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to indicating signs.

My object is to produce a device on which signal tags are supported in a manner to indicate to a merchant, such as an ice man the number of pounds of ice required, and when no ice is desired to also so indicate, the signal, in its last mentioned position also serving as an advertising medium.

The foregoing, and other objects which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative association of parts such as is disclosed by the drawing which accompanies and which forms part of this application.

In the drawing l Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the signal disk in position to indicate that no ice is required.

Figure 2 is a side elevation with parts in section.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure l, but showing a signal tag arranged to disclose the amount in pounds of ice required.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate other tags.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to produce an extremely simple and cheaply constructed indicator signal particularly designed for notifying an ice man the number of pounds of ice required and which may be easily and quickly secured on a suitable support at the residence of the customer of the ice merchant. Therefore the main body of my improvement is constructed of a single strand of wire bent upon itself at one of its ends to form a ring 1 from which is extended a leg 2. The leg is bent to provide an angle extension 3, the said extension being bent upon itself and continued in a direction away from but parallel with'the leg 2. This last mentioned exten- 1922. Serial No. 572,207.

sion is indicated by the numeral 4 and has its extremity bent in the direction of the portion 3 for a comparatively short distance, the said -bent portion being sharpened to provide a prong 5 which is forced linto the support 6. The element 4, at its juncture with the portion 3 is also engaged by a staple 7 that, of course, enters the supporting structure 6. f-

On the ring l I arrange any desired number of disks 8. Each of the disks has a somen what elongated opening 9 therethrough for arrangement on the ring. It will be apparent that by pulling the end of the ring away from the body thereof that the disks 8 may be easily positioned thereon. Certain of the disks, as disclosed by the drawing having figures thereon indicating the number of pounds of ice required from the merchant by the householder, and one or more ofthe disks, as disclosed in Figure l of the drawing, has imprinted on one of its faces a suitable advertisement which, when brought to display position, will indicate to the ice man that no ice is required.

The disks are normally disposed on the ring l between the support 6 and the leg 2, and itwill be apparent that by swinging the disks around the ring to arrange the same toward the outer side of the leg 2. that the indicating characters thereon will be displayed which, of course, is true with respect to the disk containing the advertising matter.

Having described the invention, I claim:

In a device for the purpose set forth, a wire member having one of its ends bent t0 provide a ring, a leg extending from the ring, an angle portion at the end of the leg, astraight extension on the angle portion terminating in a prong designed to be forced into a support, a staple around ythe lsaid extension also entering the support,

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